National Republican., 1887-12-08
Georgia Voters.

Georgia In 1850 had ,542, lS0 inhabitants,
Of whom 32l ,43S were males over 81 years
Of age. OF the people, SIC, ,006 were white
and I25, 1873 were negroes, and Of the males
over 81 years old 171067 were white aud
l43,47l we're negroes. From 1910 to 1880
the increase In population was 30 per cent,
the whites increasing at the rate OF % per
cent, and the negroes at the rate Of 80 per
cent.
Taking the numbers given by the census
in 1850 and giving the average annual tn-
crease for six years, and We can arrive at
the rumber OF white and negro men over
81 years OF age at the congressional elec-
tions in 1856. The whites increased at the
rate Of 2 $40 per cent. per annum, that
is nearly 16l per cent. for six years.
The negroes increased at the rate OF 10
per cent. per annum, that is nearly 20 per
cent for six years.
Let US apply this to the males over 81
years OF age In 1850. There were lii,961
whites. They increased sixteen and a half
per cent.-that makes 90 364, aud makes
the white males over 81 years old in 1886
207,33l. There were li3 Ill negroes. They
increased at the rate Of twenty per cent,
which gives 2S COL, and makes the negro
males over 81 In 1855 number IL, ,l6j.
That Is, there were In Georgia 10 1896
$40, ,40G voters, and only 2T,415 took To-
terest enough to vote as 10 who was 70
represent them In Congress. Only seven
per cent, OF the qualified population voted.
Sinety.three per cent. OF the voters volln-
tarily staid at home.
\ very distinguished editor, Horace Gree
ley, used to say, when proposition was
made that he knew to be false "You lie
you villain, you Iem What would he say
to Senator Colquitt, who claims that the
negro's vote 10 Georgia is not suppressed,
WHEN everybody knows that the average
negro never misses the opportunity OF voting
when be can do so with safety?
AS an evidence OF this look to Fulton
county, Ga. 1t is one OF the eleven coun-
ties which compose the district represented
in the fftieth Congress by Capt John D.
Stewart, who received 1900 votes. and had
no opposition.
Applying the rules adduced from an ex.
animation Of the census, with no greater
rate Of increase, there was in the fifth dis
trict In 1856 23,SS0 white and 10, ,S22 negroes
OF voting age, a total voting population OF
30,102, and only 1900 of these choose to
vote for congressman.
Fulton county Qn which is Atlanta) has
1,lG5 Of white and 1904 Of negro voters
Of the district, that is IL, 100 in oil, 8
little over 80 per cent OF the total voting
population Of the district. In the late elec
tions in Fulton county for and against pro
hibition, where negroes and whites were
alike urged to vote and guaranteed protec
tiop, not only to their persons but 10 Mei
cotes, 0,250 votes were polled-that is, 75
per cent. OF the entire voting population
took hand In the election.
At the same ratio about 10000 vote
would be polled in this congressional dis
trIct for congressman. That number woult
be polled II the voters had any guarantee, a
they had In the Fulton county election.
In view Of the facts disclosed in the Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN to-day is 1t not tln
for the great Republican party-the party o
freedom and progress-to speak out on TIL
subject?